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The G20 meetings in Bali are expected to be dominated by tensions sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"The U.S. dominance is no longer an absolute one," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria said.

A Kremlin spokesperson claimed that the conflict will end when Kyiv orders Ukrainian nationalists to surrender their weaponry.

One panelist on Russian state TV touted the country's oil revenues while the American economy struggles with high inflation and gas prices.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also compared actions by NATO and the EU to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's strategy in World War II.

"So aside from the grains products, what did Russia steal from the Ukraine?" a Ukrainian journalist asked Russia's foreign minister in an unscripted moment.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called countries near Serbia closing airspace to Lavrov's plane "another closed channel of communication."

Kyiv has said that Russia has stolen large quantities of grain since its forces invaded Ukraine.

Moscow's top diplomat called for more economic integration with its powerful neighbor.

A Kremlin official publicly denied the Russian president is gravely sick.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the U.S. and U.K. are prolonging the war in Ukraine in order to inflict damage on Russia's military.

A Russian city marked Victory Day with a "Shoot the last fascist" event, which saw a child in a military uniform shoot a Nazi soldier effigy with an air rifle.

Russian news programs discussing the war in Ukraine are ramping up talks of nuclear Armageddon.

Israeli officials reportedly discussed sending more defensive supplies to Ukraine's military.

Moscow responded to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's criticism of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said that Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots.

Russia's foreign minister said Putin won't try to end the war prematurely just to coincide with Russia's upcoming commemoration of the end of World War II.

"It is an unforgivable, scandalous statement, a terrible historical mistake, and we expect an apology," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said.

Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of the Soviet leader in the 1962 standoff with the U.S., does not think Vladimir Putin will back down.

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said "there can be no winners in a nuclear war."

Sergey Lavrov alleged that Russia had been blamed for atrocities in Bucha to divert attention from peace negotiations in which Ukraine had begun to backpedal and try to attach new conditions.

The U.S. issued the warning on Thursday, the same day Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in India after concluding a two-day visit to China.

The claims from Russia were quickly discounted by Ukrainian officials who said the issues will be settled when Ukraine regains sovereignty over the regions.

A senior Polish political leader has called for a NATO "peace mission" to be sent to Ukrainian territory.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed in a new interview with RT that Fox News is the only source of "alternative" points of view in American media.

Andrei Kozyrev told Newsweek that the resignation of diplomats and politicians would pressure Vladimir Putin more than sanctions could.

Olga Pettersson, who is based in Sweden, told Newsweek that Russia's claims of bioweapons labs in Ukraine were "ridiculous."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country had not attacked Ukraine, despite the ongoing invasion by Russian forces.

After dismissing international condemnation, Russia's foreign minister said "it's clear to everyone that World War III can only be a nuclear one."

Despite invading Ukraine last week, top Russian officials say they want its people to determine their own fate.

The interest rate at the Russian central bank currently sits at 20 percent.